Got an interesting word to share?

[Guest]

 

[Wickid Cherry Pie]

Well, I was born, raised and still live in the South so I know quite a few words that might be peculiar to others. I will compile a list of some and post it in a bit.

 

[glynndah]

In our family the word for being antsy and jumping the gun was "hippicanorcus". It's strictly a family thing. No one knows the origin of the word, but it's lasted through 3 generations now.

 

[bisexplicit]

Well, 6 or 7 people in the office all spent about an hour or so looking for the meaning

Obviously, this is the pre-internet era.

Speaking of which ('cause god forbid I post on a thread and stay on topic), does anyone know why people don't google things before they ask them on ht? Lots of times all they want at the answers to something simple like that.

 

[Eilan]

My grandma always uses the word "dooflochie" or "dooflochy." I have NO idea how it's supposed to be spelled--this is just a wild guess. It means "thing." "Hand me that dooflochie on the counter, would you? No, that one!"

It's really cool how just 200 or so miles can make a difference in what things are called. For instance, if I were to go to the Cleveland area and order a "hot dog with sauce," I'd get a funny look and would be asked if I wanted cheese sauce on my hot dog. I had to say a "hot dog with chili" or just "chili dog."

Where I'm from, the sauce IS the "chili." But most of the hot dog sauce that I've had doesn't have the taste or consistency of chili. Go figure.

 

[EJFan]

i get odd looks when i use the phrase "get up with" to mean "reach by phone."

for example: i'm trying to get up with richard

i don't think it's all that odd but such is life.

 

[Guest]

 

[Eilan]

I can't believe EJFan hasn't capitalized on this sentence. In fact, I'm almost disappointed. Guess he's been spending too much time in the "what pisses me off" and "lit + McAfee" threads

Yeah, he's really slacking off, isn't he?

 

[Guest]

 

[EJFan]

i don't deserve to live.

 

[Eilan]

i don't deserve to live.

Awww. . . sure ya do. Who else would get us to bastardize Dr. Seuss?

 

[Guest]

 

[Eilan]

Good point. Guess we'll give him a stay of execution.

But wait. Did you ever get your grape Tootsie Roll Pop?

 

[EJFan]

But wait. Did you ever get your grape Tootsie Roll Pop?

hell no he didn't get it. and if he did, he'd get it in a place where i'm sure he'd never find out how many licks it takes to get to the center.

 

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[EJFan]

(that part of the brain got toasted long ago)

this is a sign of a chemist taking his job far too seriously.

 

[Eilan]

Um, aren't we hijacking Scalywag's thread?

 

[Guest]

 

[EJFan]

Um, aren't we hijacking Scalywag's thread?

yes. yes we are.

we hijack threads by scalywag
we hijack threads we thought were bad

we hijack threads all night long
we hijack threads with double dongs

would we, could we, should we stop?
i searched my soul. it answered not.

so we go on until we can't
or at least until we start to rant

 

[Guest]

 

[EJFan]

you know, i should really be in bed right now, but how can I leave while my thread is under siege (did I spell siege right?)

it's ok. we can't read.

 

[Guest]

yankees game

 

[EJFan]

*hijacking his own thread* that yankees game might not be such a snoozer. if espn.com is right, johnsons got a no-hitter going into the 6th

i've got a no-johnson going into my pants.

 

[Eilan]

i've got a no-johnson going into my pants.

You finally named it?